Shorter novels, vol. 3

by Samuel Johnson

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Contents

1. Shorter Novels Eighteenth Century Logo Rasselas—The Castle of Otranto—Vathek
2. Introduction
3. Samuel Johnson
4. Chapter I. Description of a Palace in a Valley
5. Chapter II. The Discontent of Rasselas in the Happy Valley
6. Chapter III. The Wants of Him That Wants Nothing
7. Chapter IV. The Prince Continues to Grieve and Muse
8. Chapter V. The Prince Meditates His Escape
9. Chapter VI. A Dissertation on the Art of Flying
10. Chapter VII. The Prince Finds a Man of Learning
11. Chapter VIII. The History of Imlac
12. Chapter IX. The History of Imlac Continued
13. Chapter X. Imlac’s History Continued. A Dissertation Upon Poetry
14. Chapter XI. Imlac’s Narrative Continued. A Hint on Pilgrimage
15. Chapter XII. The Story of Imlac Continued
16. Chapter XIII. Rasselas Discovers the Means of Escape
17. Chapter XIV. Rasselas and Imlac Receive an Unexpected Visit
18. Chapter XV. The Prince and Princess Leave the Valley, and See Many Wonders
19. Chapter XVI. They Enter Cairo, and Find Every Man Happy
20. Chapter XVII. The Prince Associates with Young Men of Spirit and Gaiety
21. Chapter XVIII. The Prince Finds a Wise and Happy Man
22. Chapter XIX. A Glimpse of Pastoral Life
23. Chapter XX. The Danger of Prosperity
24. Chapter XXI. The Happiness of Solitude. The Hermit’s History
25. Chapter XXII. The Happiness of a Life Led According to Nature
26. Chapter XXIII. The Prince and His Sister Divide Between Them the Work of Observation
27. Chapter XXIV. The Prince Examines the Happiness of High Stations
28. Chapter XXV. The Princess Pursues Her Inquiry with More Diligence Than Success
29. Chapter XXVI. The Princess Continues Her Remarks Upon Private Life
30. Chapter XXVII. Disquisition Upon Greatness
31. Chapter XXVIII. Rasselas and Nekayah Continue Their Conversation
32. Chapter XXIX. The Debate of Marriage Continued
33. Chapter XXX. Imlac Enters and Changes the Conversation
34. Chapter XXXI. They Visit the Pyramids
35. Chapter XXXII. They Enter the Pyramid
36. Chapter XXXIII. The Princess Meets with an Unexpected Misfortune
37. Chapter XXXIV. They Return to Cairo Without Pekuah
38. Chapter XXXV. The Princess Languishes for Want of Pekuah
39. Chapter XXXVI. Pekuah Is Still Remembered. The Progress of Sorrow
40. Chapter XXXVII. The Princess Hears News of Pekuah
41. Chapter XXXVIII. The Adventures of the Lady Pekuah
42. Chapter XXXIX. The Adventures of Pekuah Continued
43. Chapter XL. The History of a Man of Learning
44. Chapter XLI. The Astronomer Discovers the Cause of His Uneasiness
45. Chapter XLII. The Opinion of the Astronomer Is Explained and Justified
46. Chapter XLIII. The Astronomer Leaves Imlac His Directions
47. Chapter XLIV. The Dangerous Prevalence of Imagination
48. Chapter XLV. They Discourse with an Old Man
49. Chapter XLVI. The Princess and Pekuah Visit the Astronomer
50. Chapter XLVII. The Prince Enters, and Brings a New Topic
51. Chapter XLVIII. Imlac Discourses on the Nature of the Soul
52. Chapter XLIX. The Conclusion, in Which Nothing Is Concluded
53. Horace Walpole
54. Preface to the First Edition
55. Preface to the Second Edition
56. Sonnet to the Right Honourable Lady Mary Coke
57. Chapter I
58. Chapter II
59. Chapter III
60. Chapter IV
61. Chapter V
62. William Beckford
63. Vathek
64. Notes

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